“Planchette to Baphomet, Ouija’s Deal with the Devil” in Salem

On October 7, 2017, the Talking Board Historical Society joined with the Satanic Temple to bring the exhibition “Planchette to Baphomet, Ouija’s Deal with the Devil” to Salem, Massachusetts. The evening included lectures by TBHS directors John Kozik and Calvin Von Crush. Directors Robert Murch and Rick “Ormortis” Schreck helped with a question and answer session afterwards. Discussed were the Ouija board’s dark and mysterious history and its association with good and evil through the years. Among other things, visitors learned that the Ouija board has history in Salem. First introduced in Baltimore in 1890, it was later manufactured in Parker Brothers’ Salem factory and actually outsold Monopoly in the 1960s.

Over 100 vintage talking boards, rare photographs and articles were on display throughout the month of October—good news for Salem visitors who missed the main event. On sale was the Talking Board Historical Society’s first official talking board. If you missed it in Salem, it’s available from the Shop TBHS link at the top of this page.

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Hello there talking board fans and friends!
I was sent this unique short film today and was pleasantly surprised to see the appearance of the Diabolos talking board! For those of you unfamiliar with this brand of board, it is unique in the fact that they come from Indonesia in the island of Java. Which is a place not usually known for talking boards. The maker of this beauty is Aldy Ananda, a big TBHS supporter and friend. When I reached out to him for comment he had this to say
" The movie is made by high school seniors 1 Gresik city - East Java.
The story is about some highschoolers that gather to finish their school work in one of the team house members (Diva). When the task is done, waiting the rain stop, they prefer to watch horror vlog on YouTube rather than Korean drama. The horror video made Diva invite all her friends to play javanese ouija board that she found in a pile of leaves. That's where the story begins ☠️"
The video is in Javanese without subtitles but I still enjoyed seeing it and letting the mood set itself. If you want to learn more about Aldy and Diabolos talking boards check out his instagram @diabolos.talkingboard tell him the TBHS sent ya! Have an awesome, safe and positive day! TBHS VP Rick Schreck

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7 months ago
This special release of #Witchboard from @nsm_records will be available 12/23/2019! Limited to only 666 sets. Preorders are going like hot cakes! Order yours while you still can! Only sold on Amazon Germany but they ship to the US. #ouija#tbhs